Where does “動物界” come from?

動物界 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 界, from Middle Chinese 界.

動物界 (Japanese): the animal kingdom

Definitions

  1. the animal kingdom

Ancestry of “動物界”, step by step

動物界 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 界

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese界boundary; a bounded area or region; a bounded...
2Middle Chinese界—

via Japanese 動物

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese動物animal
2Middle Chinese動物—
Every word from Middle Chinese 界 →Every word from Japanese 界 →
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